ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 300689
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 November 2022 |
| Time: | 10:48 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-7 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N771RG |
| MSN: | 70746 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2008 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Centennial Airport (APA/KAPA), Denver, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Denver-Centennial Airport, CO (APA/KAPA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Robert A Mulholland experimental built Van's RV-7 lost control and crashed during departure from runway 10 and came to rest on taxiway C4 at Centennial Airport (APA/KAPA), Denver, Colorado. The two occupants were not injured.
The pilot reported that, during the initial climb following a takeoff from takeoff from runway 10, the airplane encountered a wind shift that forced the airplane back to the ground and it departed the side of the runway. During the runway excursion, the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot reported no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.
Before the pilot’s departure another airplane reported windshear, a 15-20 knot gain on final for runway 35R. Low-level windshear advisories were in effect at the time of departure, and when cleared for takeoff, the controller reported the wind from 340° at 9 knots.
Probable Cause: An encounter with windshear during the initial climb after takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s improper decision to takeoff with a tailwind.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=771RG
https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aa6e3c&lat=39.568&lon=-104.843&zoom=16.0&showTrace=2022-11-09
https://photos-e1.flightcdn.com/photos/retriever/3068fa38294f2255652e5f6fa4af4e02beb6ed70 (photo)
Location
Images:
Photo: NTSB
Media:
South Metro’s Aircraft Rescue & Firefighting team and @ArapahoeSO are on scene of a Van’s RV7 that had an accident while departing Runway 10/28 at Centennial Airport. 2 people were on board and thankfully no injuries occurred. Crews are mitigating a small fuel spill. pic.twitter.com/PLEif2cuwh
— South Metro Fire Rescue (@SouthMetroPIO) November 9, 2022
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Nov-2022 20:46 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 10-Nov-2022 13:40 | johnwg | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Nov-2022 08:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
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